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Local authorities typically have their own traffic wardens - called civil enforcement officers - who issue penalty charge notices for parking on double yellow lines, in a permit-only zone, on zigzag lines, or in parking meter zones.

These parking penalty notices are not criminal offences. Drivers cannot be sent to

"Bailiff action should only ever be used as a last resort and can be avoided,"

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